It has been a very busy couple of weeks on the farm. I have really gotten into cooking again; making cheesecake bites, corn dogs, cracker stix. All wheat, soy, peanut, and tree nut free! My daughter’s teacher has been on top of things with information regarding classroom treats, allowing me to be on top of it as well. It has been great! There’s not any stress when you know what’s expected. I have found a new pizza crust mix that I am in love with thanks to our local health food store, it’s called Chebe. I also bought the cinnamon roll mix and am looking forward to trying my hand at maple bacon cinnamon rolls with a little sweet and savory. Sounds yummy just thinking about it. My cheesecake bites came out wonderfully, they currently have a home in a giant freezer bag to allow us to keep and enjoy them for as long as possible. We have had a lot of fun with themed dinners around our house. The other day we had a diner-themed dinner with homemade corn dogs, cheese fries, and milkshakes. It definitely wasn’t the healthiest meal in the world, but so what! We had a blast eating and playing a mean game of go fish! I have been milking my Nubian, Heidi, for a week now. There’s nothing better to me than making cheese, yogurt, butter, and ice cream from farm-fresh, sustainable ingredients. With the additions of my herb garden, orchard, and vegetable garden the flavors are limitless. Two roosters from our farm are currently being prepared to use as sausage for our family; they are super flavorful with some of our rosemary in my garden. I know a farm lifestyle can be overwhelming to some. For us, it’s a lifestyle choice to provide for our family as sustainably and organic as possible. We have seen dramatic changes in our daughter and her health. When we initially began as a treatment for her autism, we saw results. Since expanding our changes to limit her food allergies as well, our family has never been healthier. I may be “jinxing” this as I say it, but we haven’t dealt with ear infections, strep throat, or the flu like others have. The only health challenges we have had is sinus and allergy problems as the weather changes from one extreme to the next. Which, living in Kentucky
Cheesecake Bites
1 recipe for vanilla bean cheesecake without the crust.
Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
Prepare cheesecake batter and spoon into mini-muffin tin; filling ¾ way full. Place muffin tin in water bath and cook at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Turn oven off, do not open door. Allow cakes to reduce heat slowly. Remove from oven and sit on counter to cool to room temperature. When room temperature, use butter knife to remove cakes onto platter. Once all the cheesecakes have been made; place platter in refrigerator to allow to cool. They will be easier to dip in chocolate if firmer. Melt Enjoy Life chocolate chips in double boiler on stove top, dip cakes in chocolate and place on wax paper until cooled.
These make a great treat. Time consuming to make but worth it. I fix on a rainy day and place in freezer bag until ready.
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